Torta della Nonna by Emiko Davies — literally translated as “Grandmother’s Cake” — is a collection of classic Italian baking recipes. I have written before about the comfort that familiar recipes offer and, in the case of Emiko Davies’ latest book (a compilation of dessert recipes from her earlier Italian cookbooks — Florentine, Aquacotta, and Tortellini at Midnight — review here), she offers many Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Torta della Nonna”
Sometimes cookbooks are sent to me and I have no clue what kinds of recipes I’m going to find. Such was the case with Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer‘s Fraiche Food, Full Hearts cookbook, which was sent my way back in September. I kind of knew who Harris Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Fraiche Food, Full Hearts”
I haven’t always been interested in cooking or cookbooks. When I was a kid and young adult I was completely obsessed with movies. Didn’t give my folks much bother because Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: From the Oven to the Table”
When Amy Rosen started to describe the food enjoyed in the kitchens of North American Jewish families in her latest book Kosher Style as “tast[ing] like gold and ooz[ing] warmth” she had my interest — what could be better than Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Kosher Style”
Usually I am happy and pleasantly surprised with the cookbooks publishers send me but in the case of Aran Goyoaga‘s latest book, Cannelle et Vanille, I made it my mission to ensure I’d get a review copy. “Pester” and “persistent” are probably good words to describe the tactics I employed in the months before the Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Cannelle et Vanille Cookbook”
While I love to travel, I think my introverted nature much prefers to hear all about other people’s travel stories or to get lost in a good cookbook full of faraway places and food to match. True story — when I was little my mom asked me if Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The Forest Feast Mediterranean”
How many times have I thought: I’m a good cook but I can’t bake to save my life? Like, so, so many times. Part of the reason for this being I practice cooking way more often and it’s easy to get discouraged when baking. Curdle-y Italian buttercream, Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: All About Cake”
From the macro level to the micro, Hetty McKinnon‘s cookbooks have gone from Community, to Neighborhood, and finally, Family; all with the express purpose of building connections between people using food. As McKinnon explains, what happens around the table is critical to Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Family”
One of these days I’m going to start preserving and canning, all I must do is to overcome my very real fear of botulatizing my family. And, it’s not for lack of trusted sources — take Marisa McClellan for example. She is all about food in jars. I even Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The Food in Jars Kitchen”
One of the most difficult aspects of becoming a vegetarian was how (I thought) meals and gatherings would change once I didn’t eat meat, as so many of the annual celebratory meals include it. A Christmas turkey, an Easter ham, or the Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Vegan Goodness – Feasts”
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